The match rules have been carefully thought out to ensure the matches are at least entertaining to watch for both casual and hardcore martial arts fans. We'll essentially be taking certain common rules in sport fighting and modifying them to ensure we keep people's attention. Following are the rules and restrictions that will be in place for the match:

-Weight limit of 165 pounds

-No striking to the head or neck (part of the blog's purpose is to spread the awareness of the short- and long-term dangers of head striking - I will soon explain in detail the research I plan on promoting).

-No striking to the kidneys or back

-No biting, eye gouging, or fish hooking

-No striking to knees

-No small joint manipulation.

-No striking to groin

-Takedowns are allowed, but ground-fighting is not (this is simply to keep people's attention; people would just watch pro MMA if that's what they wanted to see).

-Two 2-minute rounds

-The only equipment will be 6-oz MMA gloves, groin protection, and potentially a Heart Guard.

Because none of this will be officially sanctioned, there will be no official judges. I'll let the goons on Youtube decide who won the fight.

To answer your other questions, I got booted from my Kwoon as soon as they found out I was partaking in this blog. That's understandable so I don't hold anything against them. And yes, I've seen all three movies. Donnie Yen is a baddd dude haha

-No striking to the head or neck (part of the blog's purpose is to spread the awareness of the short- and long-term dangers of head striking - I will soon explain in detail the research I plan on promoting).

how exactly are you gonna do that through this vlog? im honestly intrigued.

-The only equipment will be 6-oz MMA gloves, groin protection, and potentially a Heart Guard.

what the **** is a heart guard? and no mouthguard? dont thik that because you arent doing headstrikes that people WONT get hit in the face. i hope you have a friendly dentist.

My boxing background stems mostly from being self-taught from parking-lot fights. I'm certainly no expert in the field of boxing nor Wing Chun.

then take boxing out of your style field, and dont mention it again. this is a website for outing people who talk bullshit. self taught parking lot flailing is not boxing.

Dan, i'm no expert by for, nor will I ever be, but if I may with respect...

Within any style you really have perfecting of technique. With each technique designed for a specific purpose whether defensive or offensive and have many many different factors, some of which I know you know, such as timing, judging distance, reading your opponent, and many others. When you spar those that have practiced on these things for quite sometime, you'll find it a little more challenging that it might seem by just watching others. I know you know all this, so it's kind of an opening for me, please be patient. It's really hard to get anything down thats usable with just 6 months. Not that it can't be done to a degree, but to maximize your learning experience with others, it'll be difficult. I know it's not a comparing of what you learned vs. what they've learned... but when your spending more time trying to figure out how to do something while in motion, that will detract from actually seeing and learning from what they're doing.

It sounds like you'll have a lot of fun doing what you mentioned, just be careful you don't injure yourself or someone else by accident. Live the dream.

Love the justification for no ground fighting btw. Cuz ground fighting is boring, right? If you honestly want to test the effectiveness of Wing Chung against all comers, you have to include all ranges, that includes the ground. Lack of head strikes is understandable I guess if no one wants to wear headgear, even though that is a major weakness of a variety of martial arts (I got punched in the face so very many times as a TKD kid who thought his sweet crescent kicks would be enough to kickbox).

But, I suppose, if it does turn out to be you "fighting" a few other inexperienced guys of other styles I guess it doesn't really matter.

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